Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

According to Martirosyan, from յ- (y-) +‎ Proto-Armenian *oləw, from earlier *ɸoləw, from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁u-s. Cognate with Ancient Greek πολύς (polús), Sanskrit पुरु (purú). See also ալաւունք (alawunkʻ)

Adjective edit

յոլով (yolov)

  1. much, plenty, numerous
    յոլովքyolovkʻmany people
    մինչեւ յոլովից մկրտել յանհաւատիցminčʻew yolovicʻ mkrtel yanhawaticʻso that many of the unbelievers were baptized
    յոլովք ի մարդկանէyolovkʻ i mardkanēmost men, most people, the generality of mankind
    յոլով անգամyolov angammany a time, often
    յոլով ուստեքyolov ustekʻfrom many places
    յոլով ուրեքyolov urekʻin many places

Declension edit

Adverb edit

յոլով (yolov)

  1. much, many; often

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: հոլով (holov)
  • Middle Armenian: ոլով (olov)

References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “յոլով”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “յոլով”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1899) “Hübschmann H.: Armenische Grammatik. I. Theil. Armenische Etymologie. II. Abteilung. Die syrischen und griechischen Lehnwörter im Altarmenischen und die echtarmenischen Wörter”, in Indogermanische Forschungen. Anzeiger für indogermanische Sprach- und Altertumskunde. Beiblatt zu den Indogermanischen Forschungen (in German), volume 10, page 48 of 41–50
  • Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “յոլով”, in Tʻosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 495
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “յոլով”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy